Announcement: TOSRPTMS - The Official Semi-Regular Poker Tournament of Mississippi

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What: TOSRPTMS - The Official Semi-Regular Poker Tournament of Mississippi

More What: A No-Limit Hold 'Em, small stakes, friendly yet competitive poker game amongst friends pulling competitors from all over Mississippi.

When: Saturday, July 17th, 2004 (approximately one week)

Where:everraven's house in J-town. Please leave a comment and I'll email you directions.

Schedule: Doors open at 10:30 AM for check-in and buy-in. We'll take the first twenty players to show up or reserve a seat. Be at your table assignment at 11:50 AM. Game play starts at noon. No late buy-ins. We play to one man's left standing...er...sitting.

Cost: $25+. Broken down that's $20 Buy-in, $5 mandatory fee for the house costs of sodas and snacks (these get very expensive). Alcohol is welcome but byob as are any special, non-standard snacks that only you would eat. We'll be taking a short dinner break around 6-7PM, so either bring money for your dinner or pack a brown bag.

Extras: If you have a few spare folding chairs, please bring them. Table-space and chips are thoughtfully contributed by Rogers and the everraven household (and me, if we need mine, too), but we're still a little short on seating.

Rules: There will be a quickie how-to session before we start the game. Don't be afraid to ask questions. I'll have a copy of the rules for everyone to look over, sign, and carry to the tables with them.

The minimum opening bet is equal to the size of the big blind. The minimum raise is equal to the last bet/raise for that round of betting. This is a no-limit tournament, which means there is no maximum bet. Be ready for aggressive play, bluffing, and re-raises.

Although this game is competitive, remember to keep your temper in check. The buy-ins are low so we're here to have fun; winning some extra cash is only a bonus. Smack-talk and teasing is common in competitive games and expected amongst this group of friends. Gentle ribbing and heckling is acceptable and usually in good fun. That said, don't be a total flaming jackass to other players.

We'll probably be using the seventh progression (prog7, the green one) for the game.

Hour

Prog1

Prog2

Prog3

Prog4

Prog5

Prog6

Prog7

12 PM

1/2

1/2

1/2

1/2

1/2

1/2

1/2

1 PM

1/2

2/4

2/4

2/4

2/4

2/4

2/4

2 PM

2/4

3/6

3/6

3/6

3/6

3/6

5/10

3 PM

4/8

5/10

4/8

4/8

5/10

4/8

10/20

4 PM

8/16

8/16

6/12

6/12

8/16

8/16

15/30

5 PM

8/16

10/20

9/18

10/20

13/26

15/30

20/40

6 PM

10/20

15/30

14/28

15/30

21/42

20/40

30/60

7 PM

10/20

20/40

20/40

20/40

34/68

35/70

40/80

8 PM

20/40

25/50

30/60

30/60

55/110

50/100

50/100

9 PM

40/80

30/60

47/94

50/100

79/158

80/160

75/150

10 PM

80/160

40/80

65/130

60/120

134/268

160/260

100/200

11PM

160/320

50/100

79/158

80/160

213/426

200/400

125/250

12AM

-

75/150

105/210

100/200

347/694

350/700

150/300

Please direct all questions or suggestions to the comment section or send me an email.

First: Ante - are we gonna chunk it or keep it? I'm up for chunking it - it really doesn't speed things up, thats what the blinds do.

Second: Breaks - I'd really like to limit the breaks to a bare minimum 30 minute food break around 6/7. Mostly, this is how its done in the casino. If you need a bathroom break, your just gonna get skipped in the hand. I know you need a cig, a coke or a breath of fresh air - but... I really don't want to see one table taking constant breaks while the other tables play on. Ideas? Comments?

Discordian here: As I recall last time, some people thought that the hourly progression was a little slow and wanted to change it to 45 mins or something similar. It's all good to me though. I'm looking forward to having a good time. I'll be there.

The $200 buy-in tournament I played in Tunica several months back upped the blinds every hour. We got a ten minute break every two hours or so.

The blinds might progress more quickly for smaller satellites like the ones that navydave has played in, they probably progress much more quickly.

I made up progression seven and though we might use it this time. It's a little steeper at the beginning so hopefully will help prevent the game from going ten hours or more. Also, with the set rules of bets being minimum of the big blind and re-raises at least the size of the raise before, we can make sure that no one slips back to just raising one or two for certain hands.

Other than that, I dunno. Anyone else who believes that I know you are going to be here, PLEASE do not assume that! I don't know everyone who will be here, and my amazing psychic powers are on the fritz! :)

So, here's how we do this. I have 7 spots left open, by my count. Ginger, I think you said that you had around five folks with y'all? If so, that is two more slots, so drop the empty seats to five. Ginger-Mah-Buddy, please drop me an e-mail (mandis13@bellsouth.net) with everyone you KNOW is gonna be there with your crew. I'll add them to my list. Other than that, if you are not already listed, please drop me an e-mail with who you are (aka name) and your interest to play.

Last thing... if you ARE on this list, or ask for a reserved seat, PLEASE don't drop some lame excuse as to why you can't make it at the last minute. We really, really want a good turnout, and if half the people flake out on us (its happened before), its a downer.